Exercise Study

WHY INVESTIGATE EXERCISE?

Young children are in nearly constant motion! Moving makes children feel capable and confident, releases

tension, and builds strong bodies and minds. Children’s love of movement will make this study of exercise very exciting! We’ll try many types of exercise, watch other people exercise, find out how bodies move, and learn what our bodies need to move and exercise.

As we study exercise, we will learn concepts and skills in physical development, literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts, and technology. We’ll also develop thinking skills as we observe, investigate, ask questions, solve problems, make predictions, and test our ideas.

Focus Questions:

1. What do we know about exercise?
2. What are different kinds of exercise?
3. How do our bodies work when we exercise?
4. What do our bodies need in order to move and exercise?
5. What jobs are related to exercise?
6. How do people stay safe when they exercise?